St. Patrick's Day Mani with OPI Jade is the New Black

I was inspired by all of the other great ombre manicures out there and decided to try one for my St. Patrick's Day mani. This was soooo sooo simple to do! All I did was pick one green polish (OPI Jade is the New Black), a white polish (China Glaze White on White) and a black polish (China Glaze Liquid Leather). I painted JITNB on my middle finger by itself, then I added equal parts green and white for my ring finger - then more white to it for my pinky. And I did the same with black for my index and thumb. Super simple. And super adorable. And it takes the guesswork out of trying to find polishes that work together and have the same base colors and stuff. 

Then.. because I can't leave well enough alone, I added Nfu-Oh 56. And I'm so glad I did! It makes the mani much more vibrant and much more green. I didn't realize how blue toned JITNB is until I mixed it with white.

Barielle: Elles's Spell

Today I wanted to show you Barielle's Elle's Spell, a polish that tons of people were dying to get ahold of this fall when it came out. I, too, was desperate to try it so when I saw a lone bottle of it at Ulta in December I grabbed it. Well..... I'm not a fan. I wish I was! But apparently Barielle and I are not friends. Look at that tip wear! This picture was taken on the same day that I put the polish on. It just isn't right. And the other Barielle polish I have is the same way. But what can you do? Every formula is different and now I know to just pass by the Barielle display.. no matter how tempting the colors are. 

Plus this polish is really sheer - and I suppose after using the Nfu-oh flakies, this formula is just a disappointment. I should probably try layering it over black before I write it off altogether.... but I'll save that for another time. 

Nfu-Oh: 37

I decided to grab Nfu-Oh 37 on a whim because I wanted to see how it compared to Nubar 2010. Well this polish is does still have the awesome duochrome flakies, but it is extra special because it also is jam packed with tiny tiny tiny pieces of miniature flecks that look like glitter! yay "glitter"!! Here I am layering it over Ulta Moody Blues. As you can see in the numerous pictures below the flakie is still present, but the "glitter" gives it a more subdued appearance. Almost like a frosty covering over the flakes. I freakin love it. Especially because the flakies generally lean toward the warm side, turning red and orange for the most part (rarely green), but the "glitter" is definitely on the cool side - comprised of light blue miniature flecks. This polish is awesome. 

Nfu-Oh 56

Yay! I got some Nfu-Ohs (pronounced "en-foo-ohs") for Christmas. Today I'm showing you 56, which is a gorgeous green with the trademark Nfu-Oh fabulous flakie. This polish is really different from the other Nfu-Oh that I've tried, which is more of a flakie suspended in a clear base. With this polish because the base the flakies are suspended in is so opaque it is kind of hard to see the actual flakes. But they're still there and they are awesome. I used one layer of Nfu-Oh 56 over two layers of Ulta Envy, which is a really pretty dark lit-from-within shimmery green. I'll have to take some pics of it on its own one day. But here in FL it has been pretty crappy out lately - it seems like any time I have time to swatch the weather refuses to cooperate. Hopefully that will change soon - because I have sooooo many gorgeous polishes to show you guys! For Christmas I also got 10 of the Sally Hansen Prisms, 3 other Nfu-Ohs, and of course just a crapload of regular good old polishes to show you. So - stay tuned! and enjoy the Nfu-Oh goodness. 

Rimmel: Night Before with Nubar 2010

Oh my god! Nubar 2010! Where have you been all my life?!? You are AMAZING! I don't know why everyone is obsessed with getting Hidden Treasure. You can order this from the Nubar website at any time and it is only 7 bucks. Here it is layered over Rimmel London's Night Before. I love this! It actually looks much cooler in low light and indoors. Outside you loose the awesome flakiness, as you will see. 

And here are some shady pictures, which really accentuates the duochrome flakiness. 

Soooo gorgous! I love how sometimes it is yellow/green and sometimes it orange/red.